Big Chicken
Posted by: GRRRR8!
N 33° 57.077 W 084° 31.228
16S E 729137 N 3759524
The Big Chicken restaurant has been a fixture in Marietta for over 40 years. Before the nearby interstate went in, it was also an often used directional reference: "Just two lights south of the Big Chicken" or "Go to the Big Chicken and turn left".
Waymark Code: WM7XH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2006
Views: 47
The owner of Johnny Reb's was looking for a way to distinguish his restaurant from others along Hwy 41, the "Four Lane" that bore a large part of the area's north/south traffic in the early 1960's, the days before interstates. His idea of a huge (56' high) sheet metal chicken fit the bill - and has withstood the test of time! It has long since been taken over by KFC. Rebuilt from the ground up after a storm in 1993, it continues to serve as a local icon.
To get there, you just go to the Big Chicken and... and you're there!
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